"We can judge our health by our happiness"
- Edward Bach -
What are the Bach Flowers?
The Bach Flowers are 38 remedies, made by the infusion of wild flowers, from England, into spring water, in order to cure negative emotions, such as: fear, depression, anger, indecision, others.
These herbal remedies were developed by the english doctor Edward Bach, that believed that illness has its origin in negative emotions.
When an emotional imbalance persists for a long time, the body starts to develop a illness. Once the emotional equilibrium is restored, the illness will begin to heal.
What are the Bach Flowers used for the?
There are 38 Bach Flowers remedies. Each treats a different emotional state.
- Agrimony - Hiding emotional imbalance behind humour, masking anxiety
- Aspen - Fear of unknown things with no explanation
- Beech - Intolerance
- Centaury - People who find it difficult to say "no"
- Cerato - Self-doubt and indecision
- Cherry Plum - Fear of losing control
- Chestnut Bud - Inability to learn from mistakes
- Chicory - Possessiveness
- Clematis - Daydreaming, lack of concentration
- Crab Apple - Cleansing, low self-esteem
- Elm - Overwhelmed by responsibility, depression
- Gentian - Easily discouraged
- Gorse - Hopeless, despair, pessimism
- Heather - Demand attention, talkative, self-centred
- Holly - Feelings and thoughts of hate, envy and jealousy
- Honeysuckle - Living in the past, nostalgia
- Hornbeam - Procrastination
- Impatiens - Impatience
- Larch - Lack of confidence, feeling of inferiority
- Mimulus - Fears of everyday life things
- Mustard - Depression and sadness for no reason
- Oak - Overwork
- Olive - Mental and physical exhaustion
- Pine - Guilt, self-blame
- Red Chestnut - Over-concern. Feeling that something bad is going to happen
- Rock Rose - Feeling of terror, panic attack
- Rock Water - Self-repression, strictness
- Scleranthus - Inability to choose between alternatives
- Star of Bethlehem - Post traumatic stress, trauma, shock
- Sweet Chestnut - Extreme anguish, hopeless despair, intense sorrow
- Vervain - People with fixed ideas that feel the need to convince everybody of their ideias
- Vine - People who always think they're right, domineering, inflexible
- Walnut - Unable to break links with the past, easily influenced
- Water Violet - Anti-social, isolation, proud, like their own company, reserved, quiet
- White Chestnut - Unwanted thoughts, mental arguments
- Wild Oat - Uncertainty of correct path in life
- Wild Rose - Apathy, resignation, lost motivation
- Willow - Self-pity, resentment, bitterness
How to take the Bach Flowers remedy?
It can be selected up to six different remedies and taken 2 drops per day, directly under the tongue or in a glass of plain water.
Some contain grape based brandy as preservative and others uses glycerin from sunflowers. Both are gluten-free.
